Rymden

In the organizer's words:

Valleys & Mountains

Bugge Wesseltoft, Magnus Öström and Dan Berglund release their third studio album. More rested than ever, these veterans of Nordic jazz celebrate seven acoustic-electronic compositions. US guitarist John Scofield makes a guest appearance.

Mountains and valleys are not just the result of geological processes. They have always been symbols of good and bad times for people. Bugge Wesseltoft, Magnus Öström and Dan Berglund have experienced some of these over the last 30 years - but recently, the path has mainly led uphill. Since 2019, the Swedish-Norwegian band Rymden ("space") has released two studio albums and one live record. The mix of acoustic and electronic sounds has been enthusiastically received by audiences and the press alike. "It's great music and great fun" concluded the blog thejazzmann.com in its review of "Space Sailors".

"Valleys & Mountains" is the Scandinavians' third album. It once again celebrates the trio's love for virtuoso music in the style of the seventies, for fusion jazz, prog rock and even classical music.
There are surprising time changes, abysmally thunderous bass lines and shimmering synthesizer pads. One thing is clearly recognizable: Rymden have never sounded so rested. This band has found itself over the course of hundreds of concerts and has long known exactly what it wants. The miniature "Milam Bardo" was created from joint trio improvisations; the spherical "Song from the Valley" shows the trio from a previously unknown, ambient-influenced side.